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![]() Edith M. III in civilian use sometime between 1909 and 1917. | |
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Name | USS Edith M. III |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Builder | V. J. Osborn, Croton-on-Hudson, New York |
Launched | 1909 |
Acquired | June 1917 |
Commissioned | 5 November 1917 |
Decommissioned | 8 May 1919 |
Fate | Sold 2 July 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Length | 59 ft (18 m) |
Beam | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
Draft | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Complement | 11 |
Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Edith M. III (SP-196) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Edith M. III was built by V. J. Osborn at Croton-on-Hudson, New York, as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1909. The United States Navy purchased her for World War I service in June 1917 and commissioned her on 5 November 1917 as USS Edith M. III' (SP-196).
Edith M. III was assigned to the 3rd Naval District, where she spent the remainder of World War I carrying men and provisions around New York Harbor.
Decommissioned on 8 May 1919, Edith M. III was sold on 2 July 1919 [1] and entered passenger service in New York Harbor captained by Louis H. Hazzard.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.